"For a Change" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill and

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, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in December 1994 as the first single from his album ''

You Gotta Love That ''You Gotta Love That!'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 via Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title t ...

''. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. ''

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chart and peaked at number 8 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks in Canada. Neal McCoy Hot Country Songs Chart History/ref>

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in December 1994.

Chart performance

"For a Change" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 17, 1994.

Year-end charts

Parodies

*American country music parody artist

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released a parody of "For a Change" titled "The Change" on his 1996 album I Stoled This Record.

References

1994 singles 1994 songs Neal McCoy songs Songs written by John Scott Sherrill Songs written by Steve Seskin Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Atlantic Records singles {{1994-country-song-stub